A Software Framework for Enterprise Architecture Modelling
Doutor Jos, Manuel Nunes Salvador Tribolet, Doutor Andr · 2009
Architectural frameworks have an important role in establishing principles, recommendations, languages, views and viewpoints for architectural description. The growth of enterprise architecture frameworks has been followed by the development and improvement of several modelling languages, addressing one or more enterprise domains. Modelling Languages are used to represent information through a set of concepts and relationships. However, the heterogeneity of enterprise domains constraints the integrity and relationships between those elements, across the models on which they are defined. Currently, there isn’t a language capable of effectively surpassing such limitations. In this work, both issues are addressed through the definition of a domain-independent metamodel and a set of domain-specific metamodels extended from the former, built upon a standard-compliant infrastructure. A solution is proposed that uses as a reference the TOGAF framework, both the UML language and BPMN modelling notation, and the IEEE 1471-2000 architectural framework standard. The proposed solution is a practical approach to several knowledge limitations of an Enterprise Architecture. The relationships across architectural elements (such as Views, Viewpoints and Models) are enhanced, as well as the relationships across the entities defined within those Models. By focusing primarily on those entities, a holistic view from the modelled enterprise can be achieved from any entity, making available multiple indirection mechanisms across the architectural elements. By using the WebComfort Content Management System, a toolkit was developed for the TEA4U project. Palavras Chave Keywords